by Clare Wood | Jul 7, 2020 | Fleet management, Transport & logistics
With 2.1 million speeding offences recorded in 2018, speeding accounted for 85% of all motoring offences according to Home Office data. And Brake figures show that just a 1% increase in speed equates to a 4% increase in the chance of fatality. Speeding risk is...
by Clare Wood | Jul 3, 2020 | Fleet management, Personal insurance, Transport & logistics
As lockdown restrictions further ease in England from the 4th July, as many as 10.5 million motorists are expected to take to the roads on Saturday according to a new RAC study. It is thought people are planning to take advantage of the lockdown easing to take trips...
by Clare Wood | Jun 30, 2020 | Business insurance
What is the furlough scheme? The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) also known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the government in March in response to the Coronavirus. Furlough can be defined as ‘temporary leave’. Enabling businesses whose operations have been...
by Clare Wood | Jun 26, 2020 | Business insurance, Business interruption insurance, Fleet management
Here we look at the test and trace system implemented in England and what employers’ responsibilities are to staff self-isolating as a result of coming into contact with someone who has Coronavirus. What are the self-isolating requirements of the Test and Trace...
by Clare Wood | Jun 25, 2020 | Business insurance, Business interruption insurance, Personal insurance, Uncategorised
It’s been almost 5 months since the UK officially left the EU on the 31st January 2020. Having dominated the news for many months of 2019 and before, things seem to have quietened down in recent months or perhaps just replaced by news of the Coronavirus. But activity...